most-sensitive-species approach

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14866
Ecotoxicological approach in which results for the most sensitive of all tested species are used as an indicator of the toxicant concentration below which the entire community is protected from adverse effects.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 829. (Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 918 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'most-sensitive-species approach' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.14866 RIS BibTex EndNote
TextXMLJSON